34th Sir peter freyer memorial lecture & surgical symposium

Arts Millennium Building, NUI Galway

4-5 ^th September 2009

Gold Sponsors 2009

Guest Speakers

Dr Patrick Gullane, Professor & Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto, presented the Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture on Friday, 4 ^th September. 

The State of the Art Lecture was presented by Professor Arnold Hill, Professor and Chairman of Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital.

Oliver McAnena (UHG), Alan Hussey (UHG), Mr Farooq Khan (UHG) and Mr Myles Joyce (Cleveland Clinic, OH) 

Patrick Gullane (Toronto), Michael Kerin (NUIG), Oliver McAnena (UHG) and Frank Keane (RCSI)

Ivan Keogh (UHG), Tom Gorey (Mater) and Tadhg O'Dwyer (Mater)

Sir Peter Freyer Medal 2009 (awarded to the best original research paper)

Circulating MicroRNAs as Novel Minimally Invasive Biomarkers for Breast Cancer
Helen M Heneghan ¹, N Miller ¹, J Newell ², KJ Sweeney ³, MJ Kerin ¹
1. Department of Surgery, National University of Ireland Galway and Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
2. Biostatics Unit, Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
3. National Breast Cancer Screening Programme, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland

Poster Prize 2009

The More the Merrier- Discussion at MDT Meetings is an Essential Component of Rectal Cancer Management
AM Kennedy, M Al-Akash, E Boyle, H O’Grady, A Timmons, H Comber, F Keane
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2 and the National Cancer Registry, Co. Cork

Orthopaedic Sessions Prize (sponsored by Smith & Nephew)

Scarf osteotomies in hallux valgus to correct the intermetatarsel and distal metatarsol-articular angles reduce the risk of recurrence: presentation and assessment of a novel formula to increase the accuracy and reliability of surgical correction
David O'Briain, Rob Flavin, Stephen Kearns
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals

Conference Information

Freyer Poster 2009

Programme 2009

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Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium: Background 

The Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium is hosted annually  on the first weekend of September by the Department of Surgery, NUI Galway. Professor Sean O⦡mp;euro;?Beirn established this conference in 1975 and was succeeded by Professor HF Given. It is currently hosted by Mr Oliver McAnena and Professor Michael Kerin.

Click Here for a list of previous Sir Peter Freyer guest speakers

It is the largest surgical conference in Ireland and is open to all surgical disciplines both nationally and internationally.

The Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium provides a platform for healthcare professionals to present their research and clinical work and allows for the merging of both scientific and clinical information. Abstracts are published in a supplement to the Irish Journal of Medical Science.

Each year the Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Medal is awarded to the best original research paper (chosen from the Plenary Session). A poster prize is also awarded. Participants at the Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture and Surgical Symposium are eligible for CPD credits.

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